Ariane 6
OperationalArianeGroup · France / ESA · First flight 2024
Europe's heavy-lift launcher succeeding Ariane 5. Flies as Ariane 62 (two P120C boosters) or Ariane 64 (four). The Vinci upper stage engine can restart for complex mission profiles. The first Ariane 64 launched on February 12, 2026, carrying 32 Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) satellites.
Launch price
Not published
Payload to LEO
21,600 kg
11,500 kg to GTO
Career record
88.9%
8/9 successful · as of 2026-10-09
Next launch
Oct 2026
Amazon Leo (LE-04)
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From SpaceNexus's launch tracker (tracked since Mar 6, 2025); outcomes recorded as each flight lands. Career totals above are the vehicle's full history.
Last 90 days
1
launches flown
Tracked flights
8
8 success · 0 partial · 0 failed
Tracked success rate
100%
full successes / attempts; partial failures are not successes
On the manifest
8
upcoming launches
Upcoming
Specifications
| Height | 62 m |
| Diameter | 5.4 m |
| Liftoff mass | 870,000 kg |
| Stages | 2 |
| Engines | 1x Vulcain 2.1 + 2 or 4x P120C SRBs + 1x Vinci |
| Propellant | LH2 / LOX + HTPB (SRBs) |
| Fairing diameter | 5.4 m |
| Payload to LEO | 21,600 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 11,500 kg |
| Payload to SSO | 15,500 kg |
| Reusable | No |
| First flight | 2024-07-09 |
| Last flight | Active |
| Variants seen on the manifest | Ariane 6, Ariane 62, Ariane 62 Block 2, Ariane 64, Ariane 64 Block 2 |
Where it launches from
Frequently asked
How much does a Ariane 6 launch cost?
ArianeGroup has not published a list price for Ariane 6.
When is the next Ariane 6 launch?
The next tracked Ariane 6 launch is Amazon Leo (LE-04), Oct 2026 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Dates move; Mission Control carries the live countdown.
How reliable is Ariane 6?
Ariane 6 has flown 9 times as of 2026-10-09, with 8 successes, 0 failures and 1 partial failures: a 88.9% success rate, with 8 consecutive successes at last count.
How much can Ariane 6 carry?
21,600 kg to low Earth orbit, 11,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit, 15,500 kg to sun-synchronous orbit.
Public commitments
On the Promise Ledger: 2 entries: 1 met; 1 revised. Exact words, primary sources, deadlines and outcomes.
What the statuses mean
- Met:
- happened on or before the deadline.
- Revised:
- the date or quantity was moved before it came due.
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